complete

full, complete, plenary, replete mean containing all that is wanted or needed or possible. full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is wanted or required by something or that can be held, contained, or attained by it.

• • a full schedule

complete applies when all that is needed is present.

• • a complete picture of the situation

plenary adds to complete the implication of fullness without qualification.

• • given plenary power

replete implies being filled to the brim or to satiety.

• • replete with delightful details

close, end, conclude, finish, complete, terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit. close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished.

• • close a debate

end conveys a strong sense of finality.

• • ended his life

conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting).

• • the service concluded with a blessing

finish may stress completion of a final step in a process.

• • after it is painted, the house will be finished

complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken.

• • the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement

terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space.

• • your employment terminates after three months